Story Starters Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 21: Story starters that hook the reader · Set 63 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Grab them at once): Start with someone speaking: “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. Start with a question: Where do lost socks really go? Start with a sound word: Splash! Kabir fell straight into the pond. Avoid “This is a story about…”.

1. 1.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (b) “Don’t open that box!” shouted Grandpa. (c) One day I woke up and had my breakfast.
2. 2.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
3. 3.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (b) Honk! A runaway cart of melons rolled downhill. (c) It was a normal day and nothing happened.
4. 4.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Whoosh! The wind snatched my hat away. (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal.
5. 5.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) There was a house. It had a door. (b) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (c) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav.
6. 6.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
7. 7.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) Crunch! Someone was eating in the dark. (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
8. 8.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
9. 9.Why does this opening hook the reader?
   “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
10. 10.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Achoo! The giant sneezed and the trees shook. (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) This is my story. I hope you like it.
11. 11.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) My story is about a day at school. (b) Pop! The balloon burst in Dad’s face. (c) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks.
12. 12.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) In this story I will write about a tree. (b) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (c) Buzz! A huge bee landed on my nose.
13. 13.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Why was the old well glowing at midnight? (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with a sound word
14. 14.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    How do you catch a cloud in a jar? (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
15. 15.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (c) Splash! Kabir fell straight into the pond.
16. 16.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) What if your parrot told everyone your secrets? (b) “Today, everything will go wrong,” said Dev. (c) There was a girl. She had a bag.
17. 17.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (b) Clang! The temple bell rang by itself at midnight. (c) Pop! The balloon burst in Dad’s face.
18. 18.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    “Nobody must know about this,” said the old sailor. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
19. 19.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) This is my story. I hope you like it. (b) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks. (c) Splash! Kabir fell straight into the pond.
20. 20.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet. (b) Have you ever met a goat that could read? (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
21. 21.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Have you ever heard a tree laugh? (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with someone speaking
22. 22.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Crunch! Someone was eating in the dark. (a) it starts with someone speaking (b) it starts with a sound word (c) it starts with a question
23. 23.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) “There’s a monkey in the kitchen!” cried Mum. (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman.
24. 24.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (b) This is my story. I hope you like it. (c) Whoosh! The wind snatched my hat away.
25. 25.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Hold on tight!” yelled the boatman. (b) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (c) There was a house. It had a door.
26. 26.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Something is moving in the cupboard,” said Zoya. (b) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (c) In this story I will write about a tree.
27. 27.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) “Somebody has eaten my homework!” wailed Kabir. (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
28. 28.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) Where do lost socks really go? (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) I am going to tell you about my holiday.
29. 29.Which opening is dull and needs a better hook? (a) Hiss! A snake slid out of the water pot. (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) “The trophy is gone!” gasped the principal.
30. 30.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) In this story I will write about a tree. (b) There was a house. It had a door. (c) Crash! The cricket ball smashed the window.
31. 31.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) “Run, the bees are coming!” shouted Aarav. (b) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (c) There was a house. It had a door.
32. 32.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) I am going to tell you about my holiday. (b) In this story I will write about a tree. (c) Boom! The sky lit up with fireworks.
33. 33.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) My story is about a day at school. (b) “This is not an ordinary box,” whispered Nani. (c) There was a house. It had a door.
34. 34.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a girl. She had a bag. (b) Once there was a dog. It was a dog. (c) “Nobody must know about this,” said the old sailor.
35. 35.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This story is about a cat and a mouse. (b) Can a pumpkin really grow as big as a car? (c) My story is about a day at school.
36. 36.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    What if your parrot told everyone your secrets? (a) it starts with a sound word (b) it starts with a question (c) it starts with someone speaking
37. 37.Why does this opening hook the reader?
    Thud! A coconut dropped right at my feet. (a) it starts with a question (b) it starts with someone speaking (c) it starts with a sound word
38. 38.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) This is a story about a boy called Ravi. (b) One day I woke up and had my breakfast. (c) Why was the old well glowing at midnight?
39. 39.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) There was a house. It had a door. (b) “Never feed a dragon after dark,” said Grandpa. (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.
40. 40.Which opening hooks the reader most? (a) It was a normal day and nothing happened. (b) Have you ever met a goat that could read? (c) Once there was a dog. It was a dog.

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